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Allegany County committee approves routine staffing fills, road funding and public‑safety grants
Summary
The committee approved multiple personnel fills across departments, reappropriated CHIPS and Pave New York funds totaling a net $989,118 increase to the county road fund, and accepted grants and donations including a $8,848.72 insurance recovery and a $9,750 American Heart Association grant for AEDs.
The Allegany County Ways and Means Committee cleared a slate of routine personnel requests, budget reappropriations and small grants during its July 8 meeting.
Treasurer Jenny Kelly asked to fill two budgeted account‑clerk typist positions after resignations; the committee approved the request. Elections commissioners requested one full‑time elections clerk position (annual salary estimated in the record at $37,000 plus roughly $16,000 in benefits); that request was approved. Public works Superintendent Thomas Windus secured approval to reappropriate unspent 2026 CHIPS funding ($497,122) and accept additional 2026 allotments for Pave New York and related programs ($491,996), yielding a net increase to the county road fund of $989,118.
Windus also received authorization to create and fill an ASME crane operator apprentice position and a janitor position; salary ranges were provided in the record. He requested a solid‑waste budget transfer to cover the cab and chassis cost for a 2026 Kenworth T880; the committee approved the transfer (the transcript contains partial garbling of specific dollar lines for this item).
The clerk of the board requested and the committee approved acceptance of an $8,848.72 insurance check for damage to a county vehicle (less a $500 deductible). Acting District Attorney Peter Degnan obtained approval for an Axon grant budget transfer of $14,705 and for several DA office staffing requests including an assistant district attorney position and a temporary office aide. Public defender JR Santana Carter and conflict defender Michael Regan received approval to reappropriate unspent 2024 state grant funds for 2026 use and to accept a $100,000 DCJS grant.
Sheriff Scott Cicero was authorized to fill five corrections officer positions and to accept a $9,750 Mary Bohar Lilly Community Impact Grant from the American Heart Association to purchase AEDs and fund related training.
All motions described above carried by voice vote.
What happens next: departments will proceed with recruitment and return with contract or award documentation as required by county procurement and grant‑acceptance policies.
